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History of Nordic Computing

IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Janis Bubenko

    1. Royal Institute of Technology, University of Stockhom, Sweden

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  2. John Impagliazzo

    1. Hofstra University, USA

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  3. Arne Sølvberg

    1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

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  • Presents a valuable segment of computing history
  • Current books on historical computing do not include such a comprehensive discourse on the evolution of technology from this unique geographic perspective
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT, volume 174)

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Table of contents (41 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Reflections, Thoughts, and Episodes

    • Börje Langefors
    Pages 1-5

  3. An Interview with Börje Langefors

    • Janis Bubenko, Ingemar Dahlstrand
    Pages 7-22

  4. The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948–1962)

    • Drude Berntsen
    Pages 23-32

  5. The Role of IBM in Starting up Computing in the Nordic Countries

    • Hans E. Andersin
    Pages 33-43

  6. Computerisation of the Icelandic State and Municipalities

    • Oddur Benediktsson, Jóhann Gunnarsson, Egill B. Hreinsson, Jakob Jakobsson, Örn Kaldalóns, Óttar Kjartansson et al.
    Pages 45-60

  7. Technology transfer, Modernization, and the Welfare State

    • Per Vingaard Klüver
    Pages 61-77

  8. A Failure Revisited: The First Finnish Computer Construction Project

    • Petri Paju
    Pages 79-94

  9. On the Politics of Failure

    • Anders Carlsson
    Pages 95-110

  10. Birth of Computer Science Education and Research in Finland

    • Reino Kurki-Suonio
    Pages 111-121

  11. The Advent of the First General-Purpose Computer in Iceland

    • Magnús Magnússon
    Pages 123-130

  12. Early Curricula in Computer Science at the University of Iceland

    • Oddur Benediktsson
    Pages 131-136

  13. Research and Curricula Development at Norwegian Universities

    • Terje O. Espelid, Arne Maus, Svein Nordbotten, Knut Skog, Arne Sølvberg
    Pages 137-153

  14. Introducing Information Technology at Norwegian Regional Colleges

    • Per Ofstad
    Pages 155-159

  15. Nordic Cooperation within the Field of Computing

    • Erik Bruhn
    Pages 161-167

  16. Cooperation as a Driving Force in Nordic It

    • Jussi Tuori
    Pages 169-177

  17. History of the Nordic Computer Industry

    • Christian Gram, Tero Laaksonen, Tomas Ohlin, Harold Lawson, Rolf Skår, Ole Stangegaard
    Pages 179-190

  18. The Datasaab Flexible Central Processing Unit

    • Harold Lawson
    Pages 191-195

  19. Introduction of Computers in Norwegian School Mathematics

    • Herman Ruge
    Pages 197-202

  20. From Programming to System Design

    • Lauri Fontell
    Pages 203-213
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Computing in the Nordic countries started in late 1940s mainly as an engineering activity to build computing devices to perform mathematical calculations and assist mathematicians and engineers in scientific problem solving. The early computers of the Nordic countries emerged during the 1950s and had names like BARK, BESK, DASK, SMIL, SARA, ESKO, and NUSSE. Each of them became a nucleus in institutes and centres for mathematical computations programmed and used by highly qualified professionals. However, one should not forget the punched-card machine technology at this time that had existed for several decades. In addition, we have a Nordic name, namely Frederik Rosing Bull, contributing to the fundaments of punched card technology and forming the French company Bull. Commercial products such as FACIT EDB and SAAB D20-series computers in Sweden, the Danish GIER computer, the Nokia MIKKO computer in Finland, as well as the computers of Norsk Data in Norway followed the early computers. In many cases, however, companies and institutions did not further develop or exploit Nordic computing hardware, even though it exhibited technical advantages. Consequently, in the 1970s, US computers, primarily from IBM, flooded the Nordic market.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Institute of Technology, University of Stockhom, Sweden

    Janis Bubenko

  • Hofstra University, USA

    John Impagliazzo

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    Arne Sølvberg

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